Page 114 of Hush (Fighting Fate)

“Kaeli? What’s wrong?” The urgency in Noah’s voice made me crumble even more.

“I…I think Aaron’s here…”

“Fuck. Where are you? Get inside and lock the doors. Do you understand? I mean it, Kaeli. Lock the fucking doors. You don’t open up for anyone. I’ll be right there.”

I heard rustling and movement, then low voices in the background.

“Okay,” I said, still shaky.

He sighed. “You’re okay, baby. Just stay inside. I’ll be there in a second.”

“Okay.”

I heard the line click in my ear and I slowly lowered my arm, turning to see the girls watching me wearily.

Mia came closer and took my hand. “What happened? Why do you think Aaron’s here?”

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Instead of explaining, I opened up my text messages and held up the phone for her to see.

“Shit.”

Yep. That about summed it up.

Six minutes later, I heard Noah’s car screech into the drive. Knowing he was close made my heart start to settle. When the knock came, it was urgent.

“Kaeli, it’s me. You can open the door now.”

Flicking the lock, I pulled the door open and threw myself into his arms. Noah didn’t linger though. He carried me inside, followed by all four of his brothers.

As the door swung shut and Adam flicked the lock, I heard someone gasp, then Amber’s low groan. “Holy mother of amazing gene pools…”

Chapter 66

Noah

Adrenalin was pumping through me like I was tapped to it. I knew this was personal and I was worried about Kaeli, but my mind was as sharp as a tack. If Aaron was here, I was going to fucking take him down.

When the door was securely closed, I looked down at Kaeli and gave her a pointed stare. “What happened?”

She swallowed and lifted up her cell. The second I saw the screen, anger flared. Snatching it from her, I opened the picture to see her fucking tied and bound to a chair in some dark, fucking dank room. When the fuck was this? And why didn’t I know she’d been fucking tied up?

Barely containing my fury, I levelled my gaze on Kaeli. “This was from when he took you?”

She nodded. I could see how scared she was, so I tried to rein it in, but fuck me, it was hard.

“We’ll talk about why you didn’t tell me this later.” Flicking to the next picture, my blood ran cold. The fucking motherfucker had been out there watching her.

Without looking to see which one of my brothers was behind me, I shoved the cell in their direction and took the gun from where I’d stashed it in my pants.

Kaeli took a step away from me.

“Whoa!” Adam said, coming closer. “Just wait, Noah.”

“Like fuck I’m waiting,” I growled. “The fucker was out there watching her!”

Eli passed Kaeli’s cell to Adam, who glanced at the screen before looking back at me, jaw clenched. “You can’t go out there without a clear head, man.”

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